**ISS has since released their final prospect rankings in NHL Draft Guide. To see June list, click here. 

With its May release of the ISS Top 30, ISS Hockey reveals a preview of the final NHL Draft rankings to be published in early June in the industry leading ISS NHL Draft Guide.

And with that in mind, HockeyNow wanted to do something special with the release of this month’s ISS Top 30 Prospects. Starting tomorrow (May 5), we’ll be counting down to #1 by taking a closer look at each player on the May list. Check back here every day and follow us on TWITTER (#ISSHN30to1) and FACEBOOK as we count down to #1 and learn why these exceptional players are on the shortlist.

Here is the list for May. As we release player profiles, you can click on player names to link to their feature.

1. Matthews, Auston 
POS: C   DOB: 9/17/1997   SH: L   HT: 6.01.5   WT: 210   Team: Zurich ZSC, SuiA

2. Puljujarvi, Jesse 
POS: RW   DOB: 5/7/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.03   WT: 203   Team: Karpat, FinE

3. Laine, Patrik 
POS: LW   DOB: 4/19/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.04   WT: 209   Team: Tappara, FinE

4. Nylander, Alexander 
POS: RW   DOB: 3/2/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.00.5   WT: 179   Team: Mississauga, OHL

5. Dubois, Pierre-Luc 
POS: LW   DOB: 6/24/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02.5   WT: 202   Team: Cape Breton, QMJHL

6. Tkachuk, Matthew 
POS: LW   DOB: 12/11/1997   SH: L   HT: 6.01.25   WT: 195   Team: London, OHL

7. Brown, Logan 
POS: C   DOB: 3/5/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.06   WT: 222   Team: Windsor, OHL

8. Chychrun, Jakob 
POS: LD   DOB: 3/31/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02   WT: 215   Team: Sarnia, OHL

9. Jost, Tyson 
POS: RW   DOB: 3/14/1998   SH: L   HT: 5.11   WT: 191   Team: Penticton, BCHL

10. Sergachev, Mikhail
POS: RD   DOB: 6/25/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02.5   WT: 206   Team: Windsor, OHL

11. Juolevi, Olli 
POS: LD   DOB: 5/5/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02.5   WT: 179   Team: London, OHL

12. Keller, Clayton 
POS: C   DOB: 7/29/1998   SH: L   HT: 5.09.5   WT: 168   Team: NTDP USA Under-18, USHL

13. McLeod, Michael 
POS: C   DOB: 2/3/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.02.25   WT: 188   Team: Mississauga, OHL

14. Jones, Max 
POS: LW   DOB: 2/17/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.03   WT: 205   Team: London, OHL

15. Rubtsov, German 
POS: C   DOB: 6/27/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02   WT: 178   Team: Russia MHL 98, RusJr

16. Bean, Jake 
POS: LD   DOB: 6/9/1998   SH: L   HT: 5.11.75   WT: 173   Team: Calgary, WHL

17. Bellows, Kieffer 
POS: C   DOB: 6/10/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.00   WT: 196 NTDP   Team: USA Under-18, USHL

18. Kunin, Luke 
POS: RW   DOB: 12/4/1997   SH: R   HT: 5.11.75   WT: 193   Team: Wisconsin, BigTen

19. Fabbro, Dante 
POS: RD   DOB: 6/20/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.00.25   WT: 189   Team: Penticton, BCHL

20. Howden, Brett 
POS: LW   DOB: 3/29/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02.25   WT: 193   Team: Moose Jaw, WHL

21. Gauthier, Julien 
POS: RW   DOB: 10/15/1997   SH: R   HT: 6.03.5   WT: 225   Team: Val-d'Or, QMJHL

22. Tufte, Riley
POS: LW   DOB: 4/10/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.04.75   WT: 205   Team: Blaine, MN-HS

23. McAvoy, Charles 
POS: RD   DOB: 12/21/1997   SH: R   HT: 6.00.25   WT: 208   Team: Boston University, H.E.

24. Thompson, Tage 
POS: C   DOB: 10/30/1997   SH: R   HT: 6.05   WT: 185   Team: Connecticut, H.E.

25. Stanley, Logan 
POS: LD   DOB: 5/26/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.06.75   WT: 220   Team: Windsor, OHL

26. Debrincat, Alexander 
POS: C   DOB: 12/18/1997   SH: R   HT: 5.07   WT: 163   Team: Erie, OHL

27. Katchouk, Boris 
POS: LW   DOB: 6/18/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.01   WT: 181   Team: S.S. Marie, OHL

28. Raddysh, Taylor 
POS: RW   DOB: 2/18/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.01.75   WT: 203   Team: Erie, OHL

29. Moverare, Jacob 
POS: LD   DOB: 8/31/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02   WT: 198   Team: HV71, SweJE

30. Laberge, Pascal 
POS: C   DOB: 4/9/1998   SH: R   HT: 6.01   WT: 175   Team: Victoriaville, QMJHL

GOALIES
1. Fitzpatrick, Evan 
POS: LG   DOB: 1/28/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02.5   WT: 222   Team: Sherbrooke, QMJHL
2. Woll, Joseph 
POS: LG   DOB: 7/12/1998   SH: L   HT: 6.02.5   WT: 198   Team: NTDP USA Under-18, USHL